Mission

Our congregation is actively involved with a large variety of mission organizations:

PUYALLUP COMMUNITY MEAL

Immanuel Lutheran Church (across from PHS) hosts a meal at 2pm every Sunday. – SOTH prepares and serves the meal there on the first Sunday of every even-numbered month.

EVENING MEAL PROGRAM AT THE PUYALLUP ARMORY

Dinner is served to an average of 55 hungry local people every Monday-Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory Building (622 4th Avenue SE in Puyallup). This program is coordinated by St. Francis House. – Shepherd of the Hill provides and serves dinner on the first Friday of the odd-numbered months.

FREEZING NIGHTS MINISTRY

A Puyallup-based ministry that provides for persons in need of nightly shelter during cold weather. Local churches host on a rotation, providing shelter and meals for those in need every night from November-March. – At SOTH, we host the homeless once a month throughout the winter, providing a hot dinner, toiletries, sleeping accommodations, a warm breakfast, and a sack lunch to each of our guests.

THE NEW HOPE RESOURCE CENTER

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-Hope-Resource-Center/304772176381299?sk=infoThe New Hope Resource Center is a place, first and foremost, of welcome and sanctuary for homeless individuals in Puyallup that respects each guest’s inherent dignity. Its mission is to assist homeless persons in their efforts to find safety, health and stability, as well as to connect them with other community resources that are available to help a person find a way out of his or her homelessness. In other words, to find a way home.

NATIVITY HOUSE

2304 South Jefferson Avenue, Tacoma They serve 2 meals a day - breakfast and lunch - and provide clean, dry clothing, and toiletry items. They help their guests with Washington I.D. cards, bus tickets to jobs and health appointments, non-narcotic prescription drug support, rent support, and referrals to mental health treatment, drug and alcohol abuse treatment, detox centers and overnight shelters and feeding programs. – At Shepherd of the Hill, we prepare and serve lunch every third Sunday of the month – and have been doing this for over two decades.

ST. FRANCIS HOUSE

253-848-3618 322 7th Street SE, Puyallup www.saintfrancishouse.net Distributes free gently-used clothing, household items, and furniture. – Several members of our congregation serve at this organization on a weekly basis. We also as a congregation help by switching out their seasonal clothing in the spring and summer.

HELPING HAND HOUSE - PIERCE COUNTY

253-848-6096 www.helpinghandhouse.org To be eligible for their programs, families must have at least one child living with them and be homeless or in imminent danger of becoming homeless. Each program is tailored to the needs, culture, and location of the families served. Each family's case manager guides and assists them to overcome obstacles and achieve self-sufficiency.

FAITH IN ACTION

Put your FAITH IN ACTION - Be the Church! Throughout the weekend, there are varied local FAITH IN ACTION mission work projects appropriate for ALL the people of SOTH to participate in… the young, the old, and all the ages in-between; families, singles, couples, neighbors, and friends. This is an annual activity for our congregation, usually held in early October.

PUYALLUP FOOD BANK

www.puyallupfoodbank.orgThe Puyallup Food Bank has been serving the Puyallup Valley since 1972 and has volunteered millions of meals and hours into making sure that no one goes hungry. Our congregation awarded a grant of $5,000 to this organization in December 2014.

GLOBAL HANDS MARKET

Twice a year, in the spring and the fall, our Fellowship Hall is transformed into a Fair Trade Global Market, bringing shopping opportunities to the Puyallup community. A large variety of items are available, including jewelry, coffee and teas, home decor, and much more. This supports artisans and farmers from all over the world in achieving rightful payment for their products, and helping to create better working environments.

OTHER PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THOSE IN NEED:

UNITED WAY - PIERCE COUNTY

www.uwpc.org United Way of Pierce County 211 connects people with the health and human services they need. Information and Referral Specialists offer compassion, understanding, and advocacy to United Way of Pierce County 211 callers. The United Way of Pierce County 211 call center is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with 24-hour voice mail. For questions or additional information about United Way of Pierce County 211, please call 211 or toll free at 1-877-211-WASH (9274).